HISTORY
The Open Air St.Gallen Festival is one of the oldest outdoor festivals in Switzerland. It’s the second biggest festival in the German part of the country and includes the camping site in the festival area. No boundaries between sleeping and going to the shows. If you’re lucky you’ll be able to see your favourite band perform on stage while you’re relaxing in front of your tent. This is something that makes the OpenAir St.Gallen festival very special, besides the unique setting in the valley of the river Sitter surrounded by trees
The OpenAir St Gallen Festival has been running since 1977, we have listed the festival line ups since 1999 below.
OpenAir St Gallen 1999 - Line Up
Züri West, K’s Choice, Sina, Him, Gölä, Urban Dance Squad, Metallica, Asian Dub Foundation, Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band, Articolo 31, Gotthard, Heather Nova, Sens Unik, Van Morrison & Special Guests, Blondie, Supernova, Polar, Acoustic Mania, Molotov, Barenaked Ladies, Different Colours; Candy Dulfer, Fred Wesley, The King, Girl Group, Günter Grünwald, The Barelyshakes, Lippengift, The Tarantinos, Chaostheater Oropax, Urban Species, Intergalactic, Beverly Jo Scott, Paolo Nani, Mangu, Mundstuhl, Absolute Beginner.
OpenAir St Gallen 2000 - Line Up
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Live, Counting Crows, Bush, Xavier Naidoo, Sabrina Setlur, Moby, Huey Lewis & The News, Skunk Anansie, Clawfinger, Eels, Macy Gray, The Nits, Kelis, Massive Töne, Muse, DJ Tomekk, Merfen Orange, Lovebugs, Mizan, HNO, Gee K., Florian Ast, Gleiszwei, Bligg’n'Lexx, Los Van Van, Funky Brotherhood, Lunik, Gospelchor Gossau, Te Vaka, Slonovski Bal, Prozac +; Mambo Kurt, Hans Werner Olm, Stiller Has, Erkan und Stefan, Die kleine Tierschau, Die Giesinger Sautreiber.
OpenAir St Gallen 2001 - Line Up
Placebo, Roni Size Reprazent, Brand New Heavies, Millencolin, Sendak, Monoblond, Donots, Toploader, OPM, Subzonic, Guano Apes, Jovanotti, Kool & The Gang, Caverhill Guardians & Bachelors Walk, Dada (ante portas), Lovebugs, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Thomas D, Wyclef Jean, Stermann & Grissemann, David Gray, U-Bahnkontrollöre in tiefgefrorenen Frauenkleidern, Swandive, Nina MC, Samy Deluxe, Sierra Maestra, Christoph & Lollo, The Shell, Fusion Square Garden, Leo Bassi, Bubble Beatz, Lowgold, Grand Mother’s Funck, Orishas, DJ Ritu & Sister India, Django Asül, Goldfinger, Hothouse Flowers.
OpenAir St Gallen 2002 - Line Up
Travis, Air, The Chemical Brothers, Morcheeba, Patent Ochsner, The Wailers, Zucchero, Amanda Marshall, K’s Choice, Chewy, H-Blockx, Liz Libido, Die Happy, Emil Bulls, Sportfreunde Stiller, Lunik, Züri West, Orquesta Afincando, Abba Jetzt, Dover, Swedish, Madrugada, Calexico, Sergent Garcia, Cool Monday & Ali S., Shenanigan Brothers, Starch Addition, Hank Shizzoe & Loose Gravel, Mo Solid Gold, Atze Schröder, Mardi Gras.BB, Double Pact & Sens Unik, B-Side Players, Pow Pow Movement, Less Than Jake, Bob Geldof
OpenAir St Gallen 2003 - Line Up
Die Fantastischen Vier, Underworld, Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Jimmy Cliff, The Stereophonics, Turbonegro, Therapy?, Lovebugs, Good Charlotte, Gentleman, Saybia, Tocotronic, Patrice, The Datsuns, Ska-P, Marla Glen, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Stiller Has, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Raveonettes, Bauchklang, Silly Walks Movement, Los Alpinistos, Stress, Vivian, Adrian Weyermann, Los Autenticos Decadentes, Posh, Simon Enzler, Zorg, The Brand New Rhythm, Poetry Slam, Q & the exeQtive orchestra, Moana & the Tribe, Jashgawronsky Brothers.
OpenAir St Gallen 2004 - Line Up
Keziah Jones, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Muse, Groove Armada, The Black Eyed Peas, Züri West, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, The Darkness, Wir sind Helden, Myslovitz, Lunik, Les Babacools, Faithless, Stephan Eicher, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Kosheen, Danko Jones, Max Herre, The Real McKenzies, Kaizers Orchestra, Hundred Reasons, La Vela Puerca, Dr. Ring Ding, Babylon Circus, Dada (ante portas), Skalariak, The Shell, The Masked Animals, Blues Max, Stahlbergerheuss, Angelika Express, Handsome Hank & His Lonesome Boys, Ursus & Nadeschkin, Stern, Brandhärd, Dub Club St.Gallen, Open Season, HSG Big Band.
OpenAir St Gallen 2005 - Line Up
R.E.M., Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Cake, Seeed, Juli, Patrice, Patent Ochsner, The Bravery, 2Raumwohnung, Sektion Kuchikäschtli, Mando Diao, Stress, Sonic Youth, Sportfreunde Stiller, Panteon Rococo, Sina, Nouvelle Vague, Adam Green, Culcha Candela, Anti-Flag, John Butler Trio, Plenty Enuff, Moneybrother, Les Trois Suisses, Le peuple de l’herbe, Favez, Chlyklass mit PVP, Wurzel 5, Baze & Greis, Karaoke from Hell, Bluesbueb, Global.Kryner, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Mich Gerber, The Dusa Orchestra, Famara, Marius & die Jagdkapelle, Olaf Schubert & seine Freunde.
OpenAir St Gallen 2006 - Line Up
Franz Ferdinand, Massive Attack, The Hives, Mando Diao, Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System, Deftones, Eels, Maxïmo Park, Fettes Brot, Boysetsfire, Damian „JR Gong“ Marley, The Kooks, Eagles of Death Metal, Editors, Donavon Frankenreiter, Lovebugs, Tomte, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wolfmother, Xavier Rudd, Kettcar, Disco Ensemble, Gogol Bordello, Adrian Stern, Desorden Publico, The Shell, The Delilahs, Luut & Tüütli, Chaostheater Oropax, Tomazobi, Che Sudaka, Redwood, Coal, Boss Hoss, William White, BB Frances, Shabani & The Burnin’ Birds, Sound Emotions Orchestra presented by Otmarmusik St.Gallen.
OpenAir St Gallen 2007 - Line Up
Placebo, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Beatsteaks, Wir sind Helden, LCD Soundsystem, Maxïmo Park, Stress, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, CSS, Arcade Fire, The Twang, Dropkick Murphys, Art Brut, Klaxons, Lunik, Mia., Wurzel 5, Goose, Seven, Leningrad, The Frames, Weyermann, Oliver Pocher, The Locos, Breitbild, Howling Bells, Henchman, Tinariwen, Snitch, Costo Rico, The Pops, Heinz de Specht, Stevans, Mad Manoush, The Bianca Story, Coro Alpino Toggenburg.
OpenAir St Gallen 2008 - Line Up
Lenny Kravitz, The Prodigy, Beck, Kings Of Leon, Manic Street Preachers, Justice, Bad Religion, The Kooks, The Enemy, The Fratellis, Züri West, Flogging Molly, Deichkind, The Wombats, We Are Scientists, The Gossip, William White & The Emergency, Newton Faulkner, Sportfreunde Stiller, Favez, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Dada ante portas, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Lightspeed Champion, Miss Platnum, Greis, Navel, Open Season, Liricas Analas, Manuel Stahlberger, Ozomatli, The Kilians, The Parlotones, , Kummerbuben, Drops, Modern Day Heroes, Zärtlichkeiten mit Freunden, Super 8.
OpenAir St Gallen 2009 - Line Up
Nine Inch Nails, Cypress Hill, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mando Diao, Peter Fox, The Flaming Lips, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, Editors, Farin Urlaub Racing Team, Stress, Johnossi, Patent Ochsner, 2raumwohnung, Lovebugs, Cold War Kids, Sophie Hunger, Polarkreis 18, The Gaslight Anthem, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Metronomy, Nneka, The Sounds, Gimma, Get Well Soon, Phenomden, The Aggrolites, Junes, Mizan, Redcharly, Elijah & The Dubby Conquerors, Pegasus, Big Zis, Slam & Howie And The Reserve Men, Melodia Goldbach Presents Queen.
OpenAir St Gallen 2010 - Line Up
The Strokes, Kasabian, Stone Temple Pilots, Billy Talent, 30 Seconds To Mars, 2ManyDJs, LCD Soundsystem, The Bloody Beetroots
Death Crew 77, White Lies, NOFX, Wolfmother, Paramore, Biffy Clyro, Tocotronic along with The Big Pink, The Temper Trap, Sportfreunde Stiller, Stiller Has, Dendemann, La Brass Banda, Frightened Rabbit, Jochen Distelmayer, Liricas Analas, Bonaparte, Lee Everton And The Scrucalists, Vitalic V Mirror Live, Pullup Orchestra, Nive Neilsen, Plasma, Kutti MC, One Shot Orchestra, Fettes Brot, Gentleman, Kaya Yanar, Kelis, Christopher Christopher, Robert Francis
OpenAir St Gallen 2011 - Line Up
Johnossii, Culcha Candela, Solange La Frange, Her Name Is Violet, Palkomuski, Smith & Smart, Franco Da Capo, Johnny Lopez, Manuel Moreno, Sandro Augello & Blair, Matija & Tomy Gips, Monophon, Blumentopf, Friska Viljor, Elbow, Die Fantastischen Vier, Digitalism “Live”, Blush, The Vaccines, The Young Gods, Tv On The Radio, Janelle Monae, Jamaica, Boys Noize, Scacciapensieri, Scacciapensieri Sheila She Loves, You Sheila She Loves You, Das Pferd, Solange La Frange (Dj Set), Max Power, Pad Beryll & Jam Pesko, Ron’del, Dekay Dj-Set (Berlin), Round Table Knights, Pasci & San Marco, Alvin Zealot (Ch) Baze (Ch) Mona (Usa) Crystal Castles (Can) John Butler Trio (Aus) Hurts, Linkin Park (Usa) Dizzee Rascal (Uk), Thomaten & Beeren & Dummes Huhn (Ch) Moss (Nl) Turbostaat (D) Lissie, Robert Randolph (Usa) Wir Sind Helden (D) Mogwai (Uk) Friendly Fires, Fm Belfast, Reggies Doo, Reggies Doo Boy, Cookie The Herbalist, Cookie The Herbalist, Baby Genius, Baby Genius, Dj Shoudelistix, Dj Teyst, Oliver Klingoffer, Pro Zeiko, Tony Smash Fx, Jesse Rose, Smalltown Collective, Traktorkestar (Ch) Gustav (Ch) Baschi (Ch) The National (Usa) Beatsteaks (D) Queens Of The Stone Age, Stahlberger (Ch) Steff La Cheffe (Ch) Warpaint (Usa) Beirut, Reggies Doo, Reggies Doo, Patric Pleasure & Grahan B